Priceless paintings are stolen, stars line the Croisette for a Danish film and a Georgia rapper is all over the airwaves. Do you remember what was going on 10, 20 and 30 years ago this week? Find out in this week’s decades of trivia quiz!
In the News
May 18, 1990
In the largest art heist in U.S. history, “The Concert,” one of only 34 known paintings by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, was among the 13 pieces stolen from what Boston museum? Art historians value the haul at up to $500 million, and none of the works have yet been recovered, 30 years later.
On the Screen
May 14-May 25, 2000
The 53rd Cannes Film Festival awarded its most prestigious prize, the Palme d’Or, to what Lars von Trier musical melodrama that would go on to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for its star Björk?
On the Charts
Week of May 22, 2010
Decatur, Georgia, rapper and producer B.o.B broke big in 2010, with both of his first two singles appearing in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both featured guest vocalists singing the hook: Bruno Mars and Hayley Williams of Paramore. Can you name either tune?
Answers up after the video for Björk’s song, “It’s Oh So Quiet,” which makes me wish my life included random Broadway musical numbers.
Answers:
- In the News: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- On the Screen: “Dancer in the Dark”
- On the Charts: “Nothin’ on You” and “Airplanes”
Want more Decades of Trivia? Check out April 13, 2020.